Allan Vache Presents:
A Benny Goodman Centennial Tribute

“The Benny Goodman show was a wonderfully entertaining way to open the Camas Performing Arts Series 2007-2008 concert series. Many in our audience grew up listening to Benny Goodman’s music and for them it was an opportunity to relive the good times they had listening to and dancing to these great Jazz standards. At the same time, we also appreciated the opportunity given the JDZ JAZZ!! Elementary School Choir to hear and learn about these great songs and to participate in a sing along during the public concert. This was a concert to be remembered for many years to come.”
Rich Reiter, Executive Director
Camas Performing Arts Series
Camas, WA

“Our experience with Terry, Mark and Allan was phenomenal! They came to our school and into our hearts with their talent and their passion for the music of Benny Goodman. Our elementary students all enjoyed swinging and singing along during the workshops they presented. Our JDZ Jazz!! Choir also was honored to perform two pieces with them during their evening community concert. What a thrill! And what a connection they made with the kids and our community, using their talent, versatility and humor. We can’t wait for them to return for another show. I recommend them to everyone!”
Natalie Wilson, Director
JDZ Jazz!! Elementary School Choir
Camas, WA

"Allan, Terry and Mark presented one tremendous concert! Bringing their show to the Opera House was as easy as it could be. The reputation of these fine musicians drew an enthusiastic crowd from three states and across the Canadian border. The performance was top-notch and our audience members truly enjoyed themselves. Many said this was the best show to play the Opera House this season!"
Rick Davis, Executive Director
1891 Fredonia Opera House
Fredonia, NY

“Our audience was raving about the show afterward. First-rate musicianship and wonderful performances from Ms. Blaine and friends made for a magical evening. Everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly!”

Robert Boyer, Director 

Patten Performances
Chattanooga, TN

"If you haven't had the pleasure of hearing Terry Blaine, Mark Shane and Allan Vaché perform their Benny Goodman show, you've missed out on one of the most delicious jazz trios to appear in a long, long time. Allan Vaché provides the meat of the musical sandwich: a hard-swinging clarinet that combines boundless energy with exquisite grace. Goodman himself would have been hard pressed to match him. Mark Shane's piano work is dazzling in its own right, but also serves as the bread (and a flavorful bread it is) that holds this triple-decker together. And it is Terry Blaine whose inimitably evocative voice and naughty-but-nice delivery provides the tangy 'special sauce,' which brings out all of the sweetness and spice of the songs. Catch their performance once and you'll be back for seconds. And thirds."
John Segers
WUCF-FM, Orlando, FL

"Allan Vache’s Benny Goodman tribute was one of the most popular shows in our JazzFest at Sea. With Terry's amazing vocals, Mark's superlative piano playing and Allan's perfectionism as a clarinetist, you can't go wrong! I would recommend this trio to any venue wishing a show-stopping performance."

Bret E. Bradford, Dir. of Operations
Cruise & Vacation Depot, Maitland, FL
Sponsors of JazzFest at Sea

"Terry, Mark and Allan have appeared on several occasions at the Norris Center's Cabaret Jazz Series and have never failed to fill the house. As a jazz and swing vocalist Terry Blaine simply has no peer today, and when teamed with Mark's inspired piano and Allan's hot clarinet, they form a trio that is impossible to beat!"

Marty Rosenzweig, Co-Producer
Norris Center Cabaret Jazz Series
Palos Verdes Estates, CA

"Terry, thank you for the great job you, Mark & Allan did at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee. All of your performances during the four days of the festival were enthusiastically received by the audiences. In particular, we received many positive comments regarding the Benny Goodman set. It is definitely a 'keeper'. We look forward to you being back with us again next year."

Roger Krum, Executive Director
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
Sacramento, CA

"These three artists have worked together as a trio for a number of years, and this shows in their rapport. There is a tough edge to Blaine's voice, as there is to Vaché's instrumental tone, and these qualities enhance the overall sound of the group by steering it away from the blandness that is these days enveloping the world of jazz singing (and playing). Smooth jazz this isn't, but it is fluid and swinging, and to a great extent this latter characteristic stems from Shane, whose skill and strength of purpose is such that the usual bass and drums support one has grown to expect in small jazz groups is never missed. Important to the proceedings is the fact that this is very much an ensemble presentation; the three taking equal weight and credit. Were comparisons to be made, the strengths of Blaine's voice are such that she is by no means shaded by her predecessors".

Bruce Crowther
Jazz Journal International
London

"Blaine's style reflects divine possession rather than calculated emulation of the legendary ladies who inspired her act. Shane swings and strides with ticklish fluency. His ever-ebullient, less-is-more approach encompasses the ivory influences of Fats Waller, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Art Tatum, and James P. Johnson. Then there's Vaché, who will never have to relive earthly life because he's found his bliss this time around & makes it contagious to us all."

Kitty Montgomery
The Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY

“On behalf of our members and Board of Directors, I want to thank you for the tremendous concert you presented. The band was amazing and what a pleasure and privilege it was to have you perform on our stage again. It was great to hear and see all of you work so well together in such an entertaining manner. We have received many, many favorable comments on your performance from those who attended. It was a wonderful afternoon and we are very grateful for your talent and cooperation. I hope we can do it again!”
Linda Marty Schmitz, President
Madison Jazz Society, Madison, WI

“It was a pleasure meeting and working with you. We also enjoyed the Benny Goodman music from you, Mark and Allan. It’s evident that you love performing and developing that special rapport with the audience. We thank you so much, and wish you the best for the rest of your tour.”

Mark and Karen Swinger
Lakeland Community Concert Assn.
Winona Lake, IN

"To describe the concert performers as headliners is not a casual description. Beginning with Terry Blaine, who held the audience in the palm of her hand as she delivered song after song, seemingly, thoroughly enjoying herself. Do not overlook Mark Shane as a sensational piano soloist on all sides of jazz and a nifty arranger, adding another dimension to the performance. Allan Vaché's fingers flying up and down the clarinet is in deep contrast to his placid countenance...the man is a phenomenon, and I sometimes wonder if he doesn't out-do Benny Goodman."

Bernard Lightman
Swing & Jazz Preservation Society
Boca Raton, FL